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<blockquote data-quote="foreign" data-source="post: 315569" data-attributes="member: 11896"><p>tropicmaster. swapping savage barrels can be done by yourself. takes a little knowledge and a bit of a mechanical inkling, but it really isnt that hard. savage drop in barrels arnt that expensive. well down here in nz they are. im about to fork out $nz550 for one. and not even a match quality one. over there in the usa you can get great barrels from shilen, douglas ect for around $us300 i think. then what you will need is a barrel nut wrench (around 30us) a vise (not sure) and headspace guages for each caliber you own (think around 10us for a go and no go guage)</p><p>then with a 7mm08 bolt face you can have a 7mm08, .243.22-250 .308 .284. 270, 30 06 ect. if you want a .223 then you have to get a different bolt face or a magnum caliber a different bolt face too.( all available from midway usa, they even have kits with everything you need) savage shooter supplies is another supplier. </p><p>in the time it took me to write this i could have changed by bolt from one bolt face to the other and back again.</p><p>doesnt take long. ive just given you a brief outline and theres a little more that goes into the whole process and things to be wairy of, but heaps of info on the net if you search and lots of guys on here who do it and if yo join savageshooters.com theres more info than you could read.</p><p>cheers</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="foreign, post: 315569, member: 11896"] tropicmaster. swapping savage barrels can be done by yourself. takes a little knowledge and a bit of a mechanical inkling, but it really isnt that hard. savage drop in barrels arnt that expensive. well down here in nz they are. im about to fork out $nz550 for one. and not even a match quality one. over there in the usa you can get great barrels from shilen, douglas ect for around $us300 i think. then what you will need is a barrel nut wrench (around 30us) a vise (not sure) and headspace guages for each caliber you own (think around 10us for a go and no go guage) then with a 7mm08 bolt face you can have a 7mm08, .243.22-250 .308 .284. 270, 30 06 ect. if you want a .223 then you have to get a different bolt face or a magnum caliber a different bolt face too.( all available from midway usa, they even have kits with everything you need) savage shooter supplies is another supplier. in the time it took me to write this i could have changed by bolt from one bolt face to the other and back again. doesnt take long. ive just given you a brief outline and theres a little more that goes into the whole process and things to be wairy of, but heaps of info on the net if you search and lots of guys on here who do it and if yo join savageshooters.com theres more info than you could read. cheers [/QUOTE]
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